METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ADAPTABLE CARBON-FIBER BEAM

    公开(公告)号:US20220195983A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-23

    申请号:US17537597

    申请日:2021-11-30

    IPC分类号: F03D1/06 B29C70/68 B29C70/84

    摘要: Provided is a method of manufacturing an adaptable pre-cast resin-infused carbon-fiber beam, which method includes the steps of arranging a plurality of elongate carbon-fiber blocks side by side; arranging sheets to enclose the blocks and to extend over opposing faces of adjacent blocks; arranging the sheets to converge as an outwardly projecting elongate bead at a junction between adjacent blocks; and pulling on the elongate bead to inhibit resin flow between blocks during a resin infusion step. Also provided is a pre-cast adaptable carbon-fiber beam manufactured using that method; a method of manufacturing a wind turbine rotor blade; and a wind turbine rotor blade.

    METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WIND TURBINE BLADE AND WIND TURBINE BLADE

    公开(公告)号:US20220228553A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-21

    申请号:US17611932

    申请日:2020-05-15

    IPC分类号: F03D1/06 B29C70/34

    摘要: A method for manufacturing a wind turbine blade, comprising the steps of: arranging (S2, S3) a joining portion (8) comprising a fibre lay-up inside adjacent blade sections, covering (S4) the joining portion (8) and the adjacent blade sections at least partially with a vacuum bag, and applying vacuum to a space (54) covered by the vacuum bag (19, 38), infusing at least the fibre lay-up (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) with a resin (43) and curing (S5) the resin (43) to obtain a cured joining portion (44) joining the blade sections (20, 24) inside. A light-weight and at the same time strong blade section joint is provided. In particular, the strength of this laminate joint formed by vacuum infusion is comparable to the strength of the pristine laminate. Compared to a connection using an adhesive, the laminate joint formed by vacuum infusion provides a lighter and stronger blade section joint, in particular, a better weight-to-strength performance.

    MODULAR MOLDING DEVICE, MOLDING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A MOLD FOR A BLADE SEGMENT OF A WIND TURBINE BLADE OF A WIND TURBINE

    公开(公告)号:US20200307032A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-01

    申请号:US16829828

    申请日:2020-03-25

    IPC分类号: B29C33/30 F03D1/06

    摘要: A modular molding device for creating a mold for a blade segment of a wind turbine blade of a wind turbine, the modular molding device including: a flexible support plate forming the mold for the blade segment, at least one bending apparatus including at least a first end and a second end, the at least one bending apparatus attached to the support plate and configured to bend the support plate from a first support plate shape to at least one second support plate shape, and at least one connection means, which is configured to removably connect the flexible support plate of the modular molding device with at least one connection of a flexible support plate of another modular molding device is provided. Moreover, a molding system and a method for creating a mold for a blade segment of a wind turbine blade of a wind turbine is also provided.